A man who assaulted an UK Cypriot 80-year-old woman in Camden during a drunken rage has been jailed for manslaughter.
Harry Goodwin-Sims, 29 (15.10.88) of Adolphus Road, N4 was jailed for six years at the Inner London Crown Court on Friday, 29 September for the manslaughter of Ourania Lambrou.
He was also sentenced to an additional two months imprisonment for assaulting a police officer whilst in custody and will serve a further four years on licence for being deemed a danger to the public.
At around 14:18hrs on Saturday, 31 March, police were called to Camden Road, NW1 to reports of an elderly woman assaulted.
The court heard how in the lead up to the incident, Goodwin-Sims was seen heavily intoxicated standing at a bus stop on Camden Road.
The hat he was wearing fell to the floor and he stumbled into the main road as he attempted to pick it up.
At this point, a concerned member of the public attempted to help him but he fell back into the road and became aggressive towards them and the oncoming traffic.
In a subsequent series of unprovoked attacks, he swung his arms in an attempt to assault a number of pedestrians and damage moving cars. He then lunged forward and pushed Mrs Lambrou, who was knocked to the ground.
Goodwin-Sims attempted to flee the scene on foot but he was pursued by a member of the public. Officers arrived shortly after and arrested him on suspicion of ABH.
Mrs Lambrou was found at the scene suffering from bruising to the back and wrist and was taken to a north London hospital by the London Ambulance Service. She was later discharged.
However, over the coming days, Mrs Lambrou’s condition deteriorated and she was taken back into hospital on Monday, 2 April. She subsequently died on Tuesday, 3 April.
A post-mortem examination carried out at St Pancras Public Mortuary on Friday, 6 April gave the cause of death as an intracranial haemorrhage, which was caused by the assault.
Detectives from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command investigated and Goodwin-Sims was charged with manslaughter on Wednesday, 4 April.
He pleaded guilty to the above offences at the same court on Thursday, 2 August.
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Harding, said: “This was a tragic case in which an innocent and elderly woman died following a drunken and completely unprovoked attack.
“Goodwin-Sims’ actions that day not only posed a danger to himself but to all those around him and sadly Ms Lambrou suffered the worst consequence of his drunken and dangerous behaviour.
“Ms Lambrou’s family have been left devastated by the ordeal and I hope that knowing he will now serve a lengthy sentence behind bars brings them some measure of comfort.”
